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Notes from the month....journal snippets and memories....

initial install @Tribeca w/Beth, Perry, Tapp, Jeff, Matt, etc

work on Prayers Long (2pieces)...painting and 'lighting'...coloring the nails each day....

install Prayers Long (through darkness and rising)with Brent @ night Tribeca
drink and apps at Sazon Puerto Rican Cuisine- delish!- chewing on sugarcane in drink (Mojito Sazon)quesadillas de ropa vieja, and brent's delicious soup with pieces of pasteles-tasting...ahhh my senses and memories ignited. love feeling, music, decor. hot pink, orange, black.( read more )

'All Good Things' Brooklyn loftparty, Maryann Leone sings 3/6/09

wishing her well as she goes off on new adventure working at the Omega Institute:)

next day we were supposed to go to the art fairs in NYC...instead got lost driving through NJ and Brooklyn trying to find a Craig's List car for Brent (his motor blew)...

highlight was grabbing a bite to eat (exhausted) back in Williamsburg before running to get to the Pulse fair for just the tail end of it. Only got to see 1/6th of it before it closed.(sigh)..sad about missing Scope fair entirely too. So much I was hoping to see.

Friday night recap- drove in with B to catch Julie Benoit and Cara Ober's installation of drawings at Riviera Gallery in Williamsburg (a re-installation of Passing Notes). and to to meet up with the slowly/quickly expanding crew of Baltimore-related artists I've been getting to know a bit through myspace. Seth and Christine included. Beer and sweet drawings ingesting...space pretty packed. Approached by a painter who is interested in having me model for him- something about visions/myface/braids. I'm wary of course but take his info. Looking him up today...Brad Kahlhamer. He seems legit,shows with Deitch Projects, I'm intrigued (and a bit scared) by his paintings, but can see where I fit in...it's just a matter of if I have the guts to be with him in his studio for 3hrs. Not much money but maybe if I'm visiting Meg or something..Have to consider. What do you guys think.... should i do it?
Dinner at Planet Thai afterwards with everyone, including the Megster herself who joined us. sake and good food (holy yum, the coconut ginger soup was perfect mmmmm *daydreams*).After that we checked out Meg's new digs...she's in the process of renovating an old building, we went around the basement with lantern/flashlight...old cramped tool rooms.. creeeepy and cool at the same time. SweetMousey gifts me with a hot pink skull-handscreened scarf as we leave.:)
ps:I was cameraless but just found some cute pics on the web of the gallery opening (which lead me to reading amy king's poetry...wow.I heart the magicweb:)

Totally psyched. was invited to be part of a 'Mapping' show at Margaret Thatcher Projects in NYC. The show opens on my birthday (Dec 9th)!! How cool is that!? free wine and NYC gallery on my birthday!!
It's going to be a good year methinks.:)
I had sent out a portfolio to her Ages ago and never heard back:( so I decided I should really just forget about it (reluctantly because I liked her gallery). And then out of nowhere she emails. Just a few pieces...but who knows! maybe she'll love them and also my room at -scopeMiami (she's going to come check it out)and offer a solo show one day!!??
anyway, one step at a time, this is really good. *excited nervousness*

B and I drove into Williamsburg this eve and picked up the tondo and 4 small pieces so we can bring them to Miami.
Countdown is going too fast.But I think it might all just come together!! I've been working Really hard.
We ran out of oil at the house....(there's a problem and a new tank is scheduled to be put in)...but that meant no heat or hot water....and that was of course the day i did my resin pour so I had had windows open all over for necessary ventilation and the house got sooooo freeeekin cold. and then...um, guess what, d, no heat to bring it back...brrrrrr waaaah!.
so, dressed in many layers of sweaters with a turtleneck brought up over my nose (my nose can't take the cold), I kept working.
We brought the little space heater into the bedroom and it wasn't so bad to sleep...but if you walked out of the room it was like walking outside.
anyway...we snuck in a teeny bit of diesel for a hot shower today. ooooooh hot shower, I love you so. I love you, I love you so. please stay, hot shower. please don't leave me again.

Driving back from Williamsburg, stopped at Borders to pick up a coffee...and was wild adventurous and tried the seasonal specialty treat: mint mocha latte. holy moly. Like peppermint patties in a blender and mixed into espresso. That and PJ Harvey (Uh Huh Her) kept me awake and happy to drive while B napped (he's got night shift again, poor kid.)
I should be wiring my works for hanging and doing all sorts of touch ups but you know what?? I think I am actually going to go to SLEEP before 2am tonight. I miss sleep (and reading and watching movies and relaxing with B and or friends)and I'm going to steal it now because lordy I know it won't be gettin any for the next few days.
When I get back, I think I might sleep for a few days straight, stay in pjs and watch movies and read. oooh that sounds nice.and then have pizza friends night.
much love to you all. nightnight.:)

Sat.I put on some silly fun dolly things and drove into Williamsburg with B..
Pink pompom booties make one feel quite festive and jumpysquirrel-like.

We walked around a bit looking into all the lil colorful shops- it's refreshing to me to see SO much COLOR about! yay. WIlliamsburg's got this feeling of kids building treehouses- I really love it, raw spaces being converted and just kind of played with.... And you can feel it disappearing too as it gets SO quickly gentrified. There's an oh savor this moment feeling,hold your breath, before the polish gets poured on bigtime and the high end stores come to clean up forever. It's all in flux. Once Williamsburg is completely polished the energy will move elsewhere and so on... Either way it's exciting. My fave was this lil 'mini mall' which was really nothing like that. sort of kids playing mini-mall, throwing paint on grungy interior, lil tables for internet...used bookstore..arcade game..strange sculptures sticking out of the walls.damn why didn't I take pics?? the whole time. sorry. I was spaced, just wandering, drinking in the sites. I bought one treat-some silly teeny sparkle stickers from some cute shop for my fingernails. lil bunnies and pandas and oh come on, how can I resist the saccharine overload.

Eats with B and B's sister Ms.A at Bean. then on to the reception...gallery located in the more nondescript industrial area...just look for the number 237. Lots of my peeps made it out and I love you guys for it.:)
Mouse circumnavigates the kabaa....I mean tondo.;)

And a pleasure to meetcha in person

captainbigwig:)!
I had some really great conversations at this reception.

Here I'm talking with Deland Anderson whose work is also in the show. He lives in Alaska and oh how I loved talking with him about topography and place and the Aboriginal Dreamings and language etc etc. GOOD guy. you can tell.Beautiful pieces too.And that's it for pics, sorry guys.
Talked with a whole bunch of other artists from Galou and some guy who owns a gallery down the street, and the curator of his next show...Best part was I didn't feel overly nervous at ALL, I just flowed with it and I spoke my mind without stressing self-consciousness. That's a bit rare, and I hope it'll be less rare from now on. Ok, really too much to tell so I won't even try. Was good overall. Drive back home, let B nap a bit...

Hey all,
anyone in the city, Brooklyn, Queens area.....I'm in a show in Williamsburg....opening this Sat.
Stop on in if you can!!:)
Here's the invite:

Come see microworlds.
Come see me.
Find out firsthand why I should never have a third glass of wine in public!

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